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Methodology Hollywood pays its biggest stars millions of dollar per film. Some are worth the money. Based on their last three projects, these five stars are not. We used data gathered from our Celebrity 100 research and Box Office Mojo to calculate how much, on average, each star's last three films earned at the box office per dollar of pay. Think of it like a star return on investment number.
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Jack Black Returns $5.20 for every $1 paid.
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Jack Black When it comes to animated movies like "Kung Fu Panda", Black rakes in the big bucks. But his live-action films haven't been doing as well. "The Big Year", which starred Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin as competitive bird watchers, earned only $7 million on a budget of $40 million.
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Sandra Bullock Returns $5 for every $1 paid.
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Sandra Bullock Bullock is a surprise entrant on our most overpaid list considering her 2009 film "The Blind Side" was one of the biggest hits of recent years. But for each star we looked at their last three films, which in Bullock's case meant we included "All About Steve", a 2009 comedy that flopped at the box office.
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Reese Witherspoo... Returns $3.90 for every $1 paid.
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Reese Witherspoo... Witherspoon is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood but lately, her films haven't been earning enough to justify her large paycheck. Last year's "How Do You Know" was a major flop, earning only $50 million on an estimated budget of $120 million.
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Katherine Heigl Returns $3.40 for every $1 paid.
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Katherine Heigl Heigl made a successful leap from TV to movies with hits like "Knocked Up" and "27 Dresses", but lately her box office performance has stalled. Her most recent film, "One For The Money", earned only $37 million. Expect her quote to take a dive.
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Eddie Murphy Returns $2.30 for every $1 paid.
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Eddie Murphy It's been five years since Murphy had a non-animated hit movie. His recent films, like "Meet Dave", "A Thousand Words" and "Imagine That", have been spectacular bombs. "Tower Heist", which was meant to be something of a comeback for the comedian, didn't perform as well as expected at the box office.
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